Department of
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Program Family
Chairman and Professor
Dr. John Chai
Distinguished Professor
Dr. Dennis Siginer
Chaired Professor
Dr. Petros Voulgaris
Professors
Dr. S.C. Fok
Dr. Michael Ohadi
Dr. Mohan Rao
Associate Professors
Dr. Sami Aniane
Dr. Jamal Ahmad
Dr. Lyes Khezzar
Dr. Rocky Kubo
Dr. Peter Rodgers
Dr. Clarence Rodrigues
Dr. Abdennour Seibi
Dr. Ruichong Zhang
Assistant Professors
Dr. Ebrahim Al-Hajri
Dr. Valérie Eveloy
Dr. Afshin Goharzadeh
Dr. Hamad Karki
Assistant Research Professors
Dr. Ebru Günister
Dr. Didarul Islam
Senior Lab Engineer
Mr. Arman Molki
Lab Engineers
Mr. Luis Blanco
Mr. Alan Hardy
Senior Lab Technician
Mr. Shrinivas Bojanampati
Lab Technician
Mr. Arnel Flores
Administrative Assistants
Ms. Margie Abedejos
Mr. Ruben Calma




 

Faculty & Staff


Dr. John Chai
Chairman and Professor

Office: Habshan Building, Room 3007
Phone:
+971 2 607 5493
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: jchai@pi.ac.ae


Research Interests: Computational Transport Phenomena, Numerical Methods for Radiation Heat Transfer, Numerical Methods for Multiphase Flows.

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Dr. Michael M. Ohadi
Professor, Provost and Interim President

Office: Habshan Building, Room 5309-A
Phone:
+971 2 607 5710
Fax: +971 2 607 5210
Email: mohadi@pi.ac.ae


Research Interests: Advanced Heat Exchangers and Energy Systems, Refrigeration and Cryogenics, Micro Systems and Micro Processes

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Dr. Dennis Siginer
Distinguished Professor

Office: Bu Hasa Building, Room 2107A
Phone:
+971 2 607 5168
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: dsiginer@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Non-Newtonian Flows; Heat Transfer with Viscoelastic Fluids; Flows in Porous Media; Flows in Microgravity

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Dr. Petros G. Voulgaris
Visiting ADGAS Chaired Professor

Office: Umm Shaif, Room 4015
Phone: 971 2 6075273
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: pvoulgaris@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Hierarchical, Distributed and Multi-agent Control; Robust and Multi-objective Control and Estimation; Applications of Control and Estimation Theory to Communication Systems; Analysis and Synthesis of Time Varying and Adaptive Systems; Applications of Advanced Control Methods to Engineering Systems

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Dr. Sai Cheong Fok
Professor

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3006
Phone:
+971 2 607 5296
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: sfok@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Virtual Prototyping, Machine Learning, Intelligent Systems, Fluid Power Systems, Biomedical Applications

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Dr. Mohan D. Rao
Visiting Professor

Office: Bu Hasa Building, Room 2014
Phone:
+971 2 607 5160
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: mrao@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Vibrations, Acoustics, Noise Control and Auditory Engineering; Vibration Damping and Dynamic Characterization of Materials and Structural Joints; Modal Analysis and Sound Quality in Product Design.

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Dr. Isoroku "Rocky" Kubo
Associate Professor

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3004
Phone:
+971 2 607 5561
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: ikubo@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Solar Energy, Power Generation, Cooling

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Dr. Jamal Ahmad
Associate Professor

Office: Bu Hasa Building, Room 2229
Phone:
+971 2 607 5338
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: jahmad@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Secondary Manufacturing of Polymer Composites, Characterization and Modeling of Wear, Real Time Tool Condition Monitoring, Conventional and Non-conventional Machining of Metals and Composites, Characterization and Modeling of Metals Behavior under Dynamic Loading

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Dr. Lyes Khezzar
Associate Professor

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3010-D
Phone:
+971 2 607 5543
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: lkhezzar@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Flow in Fluid Handling Facilities, Fluid Sloshing

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Dr. Peter Rodgers
Associate Professor

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3012
Phone:
+971 2 607 5397
Fax:
+971 2 607 5200
Email:
prodgers@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Waste Heat Utilization, Heat Exchanger Design, Multiphase Flow, Experimental Characterization, Computational Fluid Dynamics

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Dr. Abdennour C. Seibi
Associate Professor

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3003
Phone:
+971 2 607 5454
Fax:
+971 2 607 5200
Email: aseibi@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Applied Mechanics, Advanced Materials, and Design

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Dr. Clarence Rodrigues
Associate Professor


Office: Habshan Building, Room 5334
Phone:
+971 2 607 5931
Fax: +971 2 607 5194
Email: crodrigues@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Systems Safety, Ergonomics, HSE Management Systems, Teaching and Training Pedagogies, Security

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Dr. Sami Ainane
Visiting Associate Professor

Office: Zarkuh Building, Room 1219
Phone:
+971 2 607 5235
Fax: +971 2 607 5194
Email: sainane@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Engineering Education


Dr. Ruichong Zhang
Visiting Associate Professor


Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3008-B
Phone:
+971 2 607 5451
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: rzhang@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Continuum Mechanics, Stochastic Processes and Fields, Structural Dynamics and Vibration, Earthquake and Wind Engineering, Advanced Data Processing and Analysis for Sensory Systems, Disaster Assessment and Mitigation, Structural Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring

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Dr. Afshin Goharzadeh
Assistant Professor

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3010-A
Phone:
agoharzadeh@pi.ac.ae
Phone: +971 2 607 5396
Fax: +971 2 607 5200

Research Interests: Thermofluids, Fluid Flow Visualization, Fluid-Porous Media Interactions, Microfluidic
Separation Processes

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Dr. Valérie Eveloy
Assistant Professor

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3010-C
Phone:
+971 2 607 5533
Fax:
+971 2 607 5200
Email:
veveloy@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Fuel Cell Technology, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Electronic Equipment Reliability and Thermal Management

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Dr. Hamad Karki
Assistant Professor

Office: Ruwais 3010 B
Phone: +971 2 607 5330
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: hkarki@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Field Robots, Mechatronics, Computer Aided Design.

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Dr. Ebrahim Al-Hajri
Assistant Professor

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3008-A
Phone:
+971 2 607 5450
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: ealhajri@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Advanced Energy Systems, Heating Cooling and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Energy and Environment for oil and gas fields, Micro-reactors

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Dr. Ebru Günister Canbaz
Research Assistant Professor

Office: Bu Hasa 2010
Phone
:+971 2 607 5231
Fax:    +971 2 607 5200
Email: egunister@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Advanced polymeric composites and mechanical properties of polymer-clay nanocomposites.

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Dr. Islam Md. Didarul
Research Assistant Professor

Office: Umm Shaif, Room 4011
Phone: +971 2 607 5230
Fax: + 971 2 607 5200
Email: dislam@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Extended surfaces, Micro channel, Heat Exchanger, Flow visualization, Solar Energy & Absorption Refrigeration

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Mr. Arman Molki
Senior Laboratory Engineer

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3002
Phone:
+971 2 607 5289
Fax:
+971 2 607 5200
Email: amolki@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Sensors, Instrumentation, Data Acquisition, Computer Aided Design

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Mr. Luis Blanco
Laboratory Engineer

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3009
Phone:
+971 607 5335
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: lblanco@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests:Well Integrity Simulation, Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Manufacturing, Data Acquisition

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Mr. Alan Hardy
Laboratory Engineer

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3009
Phone:
+971 2 607 5595
Fax:
+971 2 607 5200
Email:
ahardy@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Manufacturing, Manufacturing Processes

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Mr. Shrinivas Bojanampati
Senior Laboratory Technician

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3029
Phone: +971 2 607 5465
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: sbojanampati@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Rapid Prototyping, Medical Modeling, Haptic Technology, Automation, PIV

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Mr. Arnel Flores
Lab Technician

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3009
Phone:
+971 2 607 5117
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: aflores@pi.ac.ae

Research Interests: Manufacturing Processes and Technologies, Computer Aided Design, and Computer Aided Manufacturing

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Ms. Margie Abedejos
Admin Assistant

Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3007
Phone:
+971 2 607 5362
Fax: +971 2 607 5200
Email: mabedejos@pi.ac.ae


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Mr. Ruben M. Calma Jr.
Admin Assistant


Office: Ruwais Building, Room 3005
Phone:
+971 2 607 5159
Fax: +971 2 607 5154
Email: rcalma@pi.ac.ae


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